Everybody say “Thank you, Nintendo!” for saving a ho-hum direct with the confirmation that Metroid Ravenous, the next 2D Metroid game, is coming soon. Out January 28th, 2027, Ravenous seems to be a direct sequel to Metroid Dread. It certainly looks the part, featuring flashes of Samus in fully-upgraded armor…

On September 9, PlayStation announced that it would “step away” from its partnership with Kojima Productions on Physint, only for Xbox to drop in and announce a new deal with the developer for the same project. Now, Kojima Productions’ head, Hideo Kojima, has shared a new official statement regarding PlayStation’s…

Sony has revealed today that it will no longer be working with Kojima Productions on stealth action game Physint, while Kojima announced that Xbox has stepped up to rescue the project. The change in publishers means both of Kojima’s upcoming projects are now being made in partnership with Xbox, a…

A bunch of retro Mario Kart courses are coming to Mario Kart World in today’s free update. Revealed during the September Nintendo Direct, these include classics like Choco Island, Ghost Valley, and Mario Circuit, complete with question blocks that appear on the ground. Nintendo / Kotaku The new tracks will…

After a significant delay, the first Professor Layton game in nearly a decade (or over a decade, depending on what you think of Katrielle) finally has a release date of December 10, 2026, as announced in today’s Nintendo Direct. Professor Layton and the New World of Steam was first announced…

Nintendo has held two Direct showcases this week. Yesterday’s was all about the 40th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda, and today’s was a more general presentation about games coming to Switch 2. If you want to watch the show but couldn’t catch it live, you can watch the VOD below.…